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and could that swing the race for romney? for more on this, let's bring in ron brownstein, national journal editor. good morning. >> good morning. >> could ryan help romney win wisconsin? could that be a game-changer ultimately? >> wisconsin is one of the blue >> wisconsin is part of what i call the blue wall. it's 1 of 18 states that has voted democratic in the last 5 elections. if romney could chip it away, it would be a significant asset, not a game-changer by itself. and ryan almost certainly will be somewhat of a help on that. but i think it's clear in this case, the national implications, both pro and con of the ryan pick, will be much greater than the local ones. >> that's what i want to get to. this choice clearly puts fiscal policy front and center for the romney campaign. will that give him boost for nationwide support? >> i agree that ryan is a powerful, strong pick that also bares more risk than you usually get in a vice president. romney, in the primaries, was pressured to pretty unequivocally embrace the ryan bu
and could that swing the race for romney? for more on this, let's bring in ron brownstein, national journal editor. good morning. >> good morning. >> could ryan help romney win wisconsin? could that be a game-changer ultimately? >> wisconsin is one of the blue >> wisconsin is part of what i call the blue wall. it's 1 of 18 states that has voted democratic in the last 5 elections. if romney could chip it away, it would be a significant asset, not a game-changer by itself....
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even mitt romney who he called liar and a businessman who profits on job loss. >> governor romney, whom i disagree on many issues is nonetheless, a good example of america. he's hardworking. he has been very successful. >> jon, has newt consolidated his position as anti-romney? or does rick santorum who's vowing to stay in at at least florida spoil that? >> a double-digit win here in south carolina go a long way for newt gingrich consolidating his role as the conservative alternative to romney. santorum beat gingrich in iowa. he beat him in iowa and new hampshire. he got 17 points here last night. florida is going to be much tougher race for gingrich. so, clearly, santorum's position still being in this race is not good news for newt gingrich. >> in other words, it ain't over on a bunch of levels. jon karl thanks for your continuing coverage. >>> we'll turn now for more analysis for "this week" host george stephanopoulos. what a night last night. how much of a surprising turnaround reflects the issue of romney not releasing the tax returns, versus newt's overriding message throughout th
even mitt romney who he called liar and a businessman who profits on job loss. >> governor romney, whom i disagree on many issues is nonetheless, a good example of america. he's hardworking. he has been very successful. >> jon, has newt consolidated his position as anti-romney? or does rick santorum who's vowing to stay in at at least florida spoil that? >> a double-digit win here in south carolina go a long way for newt gingrich consolidating his role as the conservative...
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romney's pick. week" george stephanopoulos for more on the romney/ryan ticket. okay first impressions. we saw them in virginia together. if their goal was to rally the conservative base, did they do that? >> yes. you saw a lot of excitement on mitt romney's face. romney was a better campaigner yesterday with paul ryan by his side. i think that could make a difference in his campaign. as david just pointed out, democrats are very energized by this pick as well. >> they know him very well. he does comes with his own budget plans. with the unemployment stuck above 8%, is now the time that americans want to focus on fiscal policy? >> deficit and reduction is not as high as unemployment. their plans will be better for job creation in the long term. but what the democrats will target is that this idea of the deep cuts in entitlement programs that ryan and romney are calling for along with the deep cuts in the rest of government spending is actually going to cripple the economy. they're doing while helping wealthy millionaires with tax cuts. this is going to be the cor
romney's pick. week" george stephanopoulos for more on the romney/ryan ticket. okay first impressions. we saw them in virginia together. if their goal was to rally the conservative base, did they do that? >> yes. you saw a lot of excitement on mitt romney's face. romney was a better campaigner yesterday with paul ryan by his side. i think that could make a difference in his campaign. as david just pointed out, democrats are very energized by this pick as well. >> they know him...
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not true, governor romney. >> reporter: but romney pushed back. going after the president, as well. >> when you say i wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt, you actually did. >> reporter: sometimes it seemed romney was fighting the moderator, candy crowley, over the rules, just as often. >> if i could have you sit down, governor romney. >> reporter: the two exchanged blows like prize fighters. >> did you look at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: stepping all over each other, at risk of ignoring the undecided voters in the room and all over the country. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. i don't feel that's the case -- that wasn't the question. that was a statement. >> reporter: romney campaign officials say they feel good about where their candidate was on the economy. >> what we're seeing in this country is 23 million people struggling to find a job. the president's policies have been exercised over the last four years. and they haven't put americans back to work. >> re
not true, governor romney. >> reporter: but romney pushed back. going after the president, as well. >> when you say i wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt, you actually did. >> reporter: sometimes it seemed romney was fighting the moderator, candy crowley, over the rules, just as often. >> if i could have you sit down, governor romney. >> reporter: the two exchanged blows like prize fighters. >> did you look at your pension? >> i don't look at my...
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a real setback for mitt romney. abc's david kerley is on the story in washington this morning zblsh not a good morning for mitt romney. he loses that key endorsement in new hampshire. tomorrow, social conservatives. in iowa, in the caucuses will try to meet and figure out who they can vote for, anti-romney, believing that romney has ignored them. >> i actually gave my life over to the lord. >> i truly gave my life to christ. >> reporter: these iowa social conservatives in the audience met secretly after last week's forum, mad at mitt romney for being a no-show again. >> this is calculated effort to pick a single social conservative that conservative voters can rally behind and hopefully win the caucuses and deny romney any great momentum going into new hampshire. >> reporter: they met to try to pick the antihe romney in iowa. look for one conservative rather splitting the votes which could give romney a chance to win iowa. they narrowed their list to four. but each of them have their weaknesses. newt gingrich, the b
a real setback for mitt romney. abc's david kerley is on the story in washington this morning zblsh not a good morning for mitt romney. he loses that key endorsement in new hampshire. tomorrow, social conservatives. in iowa, in the caucuses will try to meet and figure out who they can vote for, anti-romney, believing that romney has ignored them. >> i actually gave my life over to the lord. >> i truly gave my life to christ. >> reporter: these iowa social conservatives in the...
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, romney, romney. romney, romney. >> reporter: in his victory speech, he didn't make a single mention of his republican rivals instead looking ahead to a race against barack obama. >> well, mr. president, nevada has had enough of your kind of help. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it's not the first time romney has won nevada. he won the state four years ago. that's why newt gingrich said he was just hoping for a strong second place finish. now he says he is charging ahead lashing out at romney. >> pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase, the george soros approved candidate of the establishment is probably not going to do very well. >> reporter: rick santorum and ron paul didn't even bother to stick around to see the results. santorum, who came in fourth, was in colorado which votes on tuesday taking aim at romney and gingrich saying neither of them can beat president obama. >> we are not going to win this election if these two guys -- either of these two people are nominated. let me assure
, romney, romney. romney, romney. >> reporter: in his victory speech, he didn't make a single mention of his republican rivals instead looking ahead to a race against barack obama. >> well, mr. president, nevada has had enough of your kind of help. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it's not the first time romney has won nevada. he won the state four years ago. that's why newt gingrich said he was just hoping for a strong second place finish. now he says he is charging ahead...
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back to romney's taxes. if he had actually claimed all the deductions available to him, his tax rate would have been just over 10%. bianna? >> all right, david. >>> for more analysis on all this, we're joined by john avlon, senior correspondent for "newsweek" and the daily beast. back in july, romney said he never paid less than 13%. this tax return proves that. is this case closed now? >> the romney campaign wants to put this behind them. but the problem is, the issue was fading from view. now, it's back on the front pages. they had a lousy week. they figured they'd double down and get it all out there. but the real issue becomes this 14% rate on $14 million. that's so much less than many middle class folks make as a percentage of their income and a tax rate. that does raise issues. we're in this big fight of 35 or 39 at the top right. and mitt romney is paying 14%, that's a fundamental problem that slaps people not adding up. >> his campaign wants to turn the conversation to the u.s. economy. 45 days left
back to romney's taxes. if he had actually claimed all the deductions available to him, his tax rate would have been just over 10%. bianna? >> all right, david. >>> for more analysis on all this, we're joined by john avlon, senior correspondent for "newsweek" and the daily beast. back in july, romney said he never paid less than 13%. this tax return proves that. is this case closed now? >> the romney campaign wants to put this behind them. but the problem is, the...
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it's not newt romney. >>> and did mitt romney make a remark that he'll regret? >> i tell you what -- 10,000 bucks. $10,000 bet. >> george stephanopoulos and our political team have their score cards ready. live from iowa. >>> bloody basketball brawl. a bench-clearing fight breaks out during a big college game. this on the heels of an nfl player stomping on an opponent. what's happening to good sportsmanship? >>> green monday. tomorrow is shaping up to be another huge day for web shoppers and retailers with more than $1 billion expected to be spent online. how will the shipping companies cope on their busiest day of the year? >>> big-screen debut for michael jackson's little girl. the lead role paris will play in an upcoming motion picture. >>> and abc, speaking of abc, was the network to watch last night. what a lively debate that was. >> it was a fascinating evening. we'll get to that in just a moment. >>> also this morning, though, alec baldwin makes his first tv appearance publicly apologizing, kind of, for that temper tantrum on the plane and the ensuing twi
it's not newt romney. >>> and did mitt romney make a remark that he'll regret? >> i tell you what -- 10,000 bucks. $10,000 bet. >> george stephanopoulos and our political team have their score cards ready. live from iowa. >>> bloody basketball brawl. a bench-clearing fight breaks out during a big college game. this on the heels of an nfl player stomping on an opponent. what's happening to good sportsmanship? >>> green monday. tomorrow is shaping up to be...
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ann romney, mother of five boys. getting you ready for anything, including "play of the day." >> if we're taking sides, i'm picking ann romney. i think she can handle it. >> and robin recovering from her bone marrow transplant. great to have amy robach here. >>> and great to have mrs. romney here. she's cooking. and we're eating. we will taste some of the romney family favorites. >> tell us about these. >> i've got a cooking emergency. the grill's too hot. here. i'm making welsh cakes. my grandmother taught me how to make them. i'm teaching my grandchildren how to make them. my grandfather started working in wales at age 6. and my grandmother, from the time they can remember, ate welsh cakes every day at 3:00. i'm learning how. i learned from my grandmother. and now, i'm teaching my grandkids. >> we're on seconds at 8:00. they're so good. and i love the commitment to the cooking. you were going to get that right, even though you were on television. that was really great. you should know at home, we invited michelle o
ann romney, mother of five boys. getting you ready for anything, including "play of the day." >> if we're taking sides, i'm picking ann romney. i think she can handle it. >> and robin recovering from her bone marrow transplant. great to have amy robach here. >>> and great to have mrs. romney here. she's cooking. and we're eating. we will taste some of the romney family favorites. >> tell us about these. >> i've got a cooking emergency. the grill's too...
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overnight mitt romney in front of an enormous crowd in colorado. and his wife ann romney. overnight in a crowd of front of 17,000, mitt romney in colorado. in an all-out sprint to the finish. >> thank you so very much, colorado. >> reporter: in the last 48 hours, both campaigns crisscrossing the country. romney's closing argument makes the case that he's the -- >> reach across the street to the neighbor that has the other sign in his front yard. [ laughter ] >> and i'm going to reach across the aisle in washington, d.c., to the politicians who are working for the other candidate. >> reporter: on the campaign plane, ann romney making a trip to the back of the plane. talking about the american people who are hurting, saying three more days. >> it's been a long road. >> reporter: on to colorado, where she was visibly moved by the thousands who gathered at the first stop there. >> this is our time to turn -- applau applause. >> to turn the country around. >> reporter: her husband in these final hours, turning back to central argument of this campaign, that this election is abo
overnight mitt romney in front of an enormous crowd in colorado. and his wife ann romney. overnight in a crowd of front of 17,000, mitt romney in colorado. in an all-out sprint to the finish. >> thank you so very much, colorado. >> reporter: in the last 48 hours, both campaigns crisscrossing the country. romney's closing argument makes the case that he's the -- >> reach across the street to the neighbor that has the other sign in his front yard. [ laughter ] >> and i'm...
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he wants to meet with mitt romney. he even last night reached out to romney voters. where are some areas of compromise? perhaps tax reform. perhaps immigration reform. we'll see in the days ahead. >> jake tapper, thanks very much. >>> as you mentioned, i'd was a very different scene in boston last night. you could see the shock and sadness on the faces of governor romney's supporters. he made his own gracious speech. david muir has been covering governor romney from the sport. you saw the faces. and you saw his campaign team. they really believed in their theory of the case. they thought they could win this. >> reporter: yeah. no question, george. in fact, they were very emotional afterwards, some of his senior team, as they were leaving here, after that concession speech. and we were hearing in the final days about the ground game, vastly outperforming mccain's ground game four years ago. how they were doing with independents in the polling. the last thing that was telling, was that last midnight campaign flight, the trip to the final rally in new hampshire was unde
he wants to meet with mitt romney. he even last night reached out to romney voters. where are some areas of compromise? perhaps tax reform. perhaps immigration reform. we'll see in the days ahead. >> jake tapper, thanks very much. >>> as you mentioned, i'd was a very different scene in boston last night. you could see the shock and sadness on the faces of governor romney's supporters. he made his own gracious speech. david muir has been covering governor romney from the sport....
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romney in the talk show circuit. taking on what may be his bigge biggest liability. >>> plus, the royal scandal over the publication over kate's topless photos is spreading. with prince william saying that he wants to see people jailed for it. we're with the royal couple as they continue their ten-day tour of the far east. he's defending his wife. >> he's angry. >>> this is video of cops speeding out of control. here's the kicker, these officers are off-duty, horsing around. critics say that cops are speeding way too often. and it is increasingly being caught on videotape. one has been nailed. we have his story coming up. >>> we'll start with the 18-year-old from the suburbs from the chicago, who police said, stood out of a crowded bar and pressed a trigger. the bomb wasn't real. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest this morning from washington. pierre, what do we know. >> reporter: the fbi said that the suspect had deadly intentions. according to authorities adel daoud b, age, 18, prayed as
romney in the talk show circuit. taking on what may be his bigge biggest liability. >>> plus, the royal scandal over the publication over kate's topless photos is spreading. with prince william saying that he wants to see people jailed for it. we're with the royal couple as they continue their ten-day tour of the far east. he's defending his wife. >> he's angry. >>> this is video of cops speeding out of control. here's the kicker, these officers are off-duty, horsing...
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you have five candidates on stage with mitt romney. all of them gunning for mr. romney. if you're mitt, aside from donning a helmet and pads, what do you do to survive tonight? >> reporter: well, he has to be unflappable. because he let rick perry get to him in a previous debate. that did not reflect well on him. he's got an unsurmountable lead in all likelihood here in new hampshire. the clock is ticking. here's the problem. after new hampshire, which is a place for retail politics, like iowa, this really becomes a resource battle. who can fly around south carolina? who can run the most tv ads in florida? that is where romney has a huge advantage. he has so much more money than the other candidates. just as an example of what resources mean. in florida, floridians who want to vote in the republican primary on january 31st, about 400,000 of them have applied for absentee ballots. that's more people than voted in iowa and new hampshire four years ago. and, of course, romney has a big absentee ballot effort for his supporters. something that the other candidates don't have
you have five candidates on stage with mitt romney. all of them gunning for mr. romney. if you're mitt, aside from donning a helmet and pads, what do you do to survive tonight? >> reporter: well, he has to be unflappable. because he let rick perry get to him in a previous debate. that did not reflect well on him. he's got an unsurmountable lead in all likelihood here in new hampshire. the clock is ticking. here's the problem. after new hampshire, which is a place for retail politics, like...
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romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days, showing just how team obama is hoping to blunt any momentum romney may gain in some of those battleground states. dan? >> david kerley, thank you. >>> for more on all of this, let's bring in the hardest working man in news, his name is george stephanopoulos. he's the host of "this week" with george stephanopoulos. how is that for an intro? >> i like it. >> his advisers are saying it needs a reset. >> number one, he just -- he has to have do no harm strategy. he can't have another week defined by a gaffe. knowing that the president is going to pounce on anything that might resemble a pounce. saturate the battleground states with mitt romney. right now, he's behind or barely tied in any single battleground. he's not ahead. in any one of them right now. and number three, he's got to focus, again, hard, on the economy, one of the things that's helping president obama right now is more and more americans think the c
romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days, showing just how team obama is hoping to blunt any momentum romney may gain in some of those battleground states. dan? >> david kerley, thank you. >>> for more on all of this, let's bring in the hardest working man in news, his name is george stephanopoulos. he's the host of "this week" with george stephanopoulos. how is that for an intro? >> i like it. >> his...
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. >>> advantage romney? with two weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, mitt romney scores two key endorsements. how much weight will they carry? >>> sideline. the ult mitt undergoing to that inspired the hit film, "rudy," the real man behind the film is being tackled with fraud charges. that today on december 18, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolfe. nine years of war in iraq and now it's over. >> just three days ago, the war in iraq was declared over. the last american troops have left. a picture that richard engel just tweeted a short time ago. literally, the last vehicle out. and someone scrolled that out. a historic picture. richard is standing by in kuwait. meanwhile, prince harry finds himself in the middle of a police investigation, after his friend was reportedly mugged. details, coming up. >>> clint eastwood, one of hollywood's most iconic actors from his memorable performances on screen to
. >>> advantage romney? with two weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, mitt romney scores two key endorsements. how much weight will they carry? >>> sideline. the ult mitt undergoing to that inspired the hit film, "rudy," the real man behind the film is being tackled with fraud charges. that today on december 18, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. i'm lester holt. >>...
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but there's a very aggressive pushback by the romney/ryan teams. which includes, talking about cuts the president made to medicare to pay for obama care and other benefits in that program, and also, of course, bringing out his mother, talking about the need to have a serious discussion to preserve medicare for future retirees. we haven't seen that have the desired effect, but that's their aggressive approach. >> all of this back and forth, is super confusing who's worried about their future in the medicare program. >>> let's talk about this new attack ad that team obama has launched. i want to play for it and get your response on the back end. check it out. >> and both romney and ryan back proposals to outlaw abortion. even in cases of rape and incest. for women, for president, the choice is ours. >> how potent is this for team obama? >> well, they think very potent. of course, as we talked about before, women voters are the key in this election. president obama needs to win them overwhelmingly and they think that this position from romney and ryan
but there's a very aggressive pushback by the romney/ryan teams. which includes, talking about cuts the president made to medicare to pay for obama care and other benefits in that program, and also, of course, bringing out his mother, talking about the need to have a serious discussion to preserve medicare for future retirees. we haven't seen that have the desired effect, but that's their aggressive approach. >> all of this back and forth, is super confusing who's worried about their...
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i'll vote for romney. but i'm going to hate it. >> we saw that "saturday night live" skit earlier in the week. new jersey governor, chris christie, a little parody there. some republicans grubbling after his work with president obama. >> there were rumors around. >> he was doing his job. all of the candidates, all year long, have been targets for the comedi comedians. robin at home today, recovering. and elizabeth vargas here with us. >>> it's a huge day for the entire country. we've been watching for months now. you're looking at, these are voters voting in tents over rockaway park, new york. this is how people in the midst of a crisis are still exercising what is basically, not just a right, but a privilege to vote. >> in new york, the governor ordered that anyone affected could vote anywhere. >> so many displaced. we have rescuers and first responders. how they will be able to vote. 24,000 people here from utility companies are not going to be able to vote in their home states because they're here. >> a
i'll vote for romney. but i'm going to hate it. >> we saw that "saturday night live" skit earlier in the week. new jersey governor, chris christie, a little parody there. some republicans grubbling after his work with president obama. >> there were rumors around. >> he was doing his job. all of the candidates, all year long, have been targets for the comedi comedians. robin at home today, recovering. and elizabeth vargas here with us. >>> it's a huge day for...
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he said romney's fine. goldman sachs, largest funder of obama in 2008, largest funder of romney in 2012. the obama administration is waging a war against the catholic church as described by cardinal bowlen, guess what romney care, he specifically refused to exempt capitals. there's a lot of parallels between these two guys. romney care and obama care is essentially this. my point, george, is this, he can bury me for a very short amount of time with four or five or six times as much money. most raised in wall street from guys who got bailouts from the government. in the long run, the republican party is not going to nominate a liberal who is proabortion, progun care. >> mr. speaker, it ain't going to happen. on the front page on "usa today," president obama opens up a seven-point lead over rick san tomorrow. a seven-point lead over ron paul. and a 14-point lead over you. why should a republican on the fence look at you and say i may like newt gingrich i may even agree with him on many things, but he can't be
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romney won. but the fact this was such a struggle, even with his advantages of money, infrastructure and endorsements, raised questions about an enthusiasm gap. last night, romney delivered a fairly standard stump speech. >> this election is bigger. even than jobs and a strong economy. it's really an election about the soul of america. >> reporter: in third place, buoyed by a surge of independent voters, ron paul. >> let's go back to this real, old-fashioned idea. this very dangerous idea. let's obey the constitution. >> reporter: it was a night that had a bitter taste for some. once the front-runner here, newt gingrich finished fourth. angry about millions of dollars in negative ads against him from romney and romney supporters. >> we are not going to go out and run nasty ads. we're not going to run 30-second -- we're not -- but i do reserve the right to tell the truth. >> reporter: gingrich's first gab comes in the form of this newspaper ad, in "new hampshire's union leader." calling romney a t
romney won. but the fact this was such a struggle, even with his advantages of money, infrastructure and endorsements, raised questions about an enthusiasm gap. last night, romney delivered a fairly standard stump speech. >> this election is bigger. even than jobs and a strong economy. it's really an election about the soul of america. >> reporter: in third place, buoyed by a surge of independent voters, ron paul. >> let's go back to this real, old-fashioned idea. this very...
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>> that's what mitt romney wanted. >>> let's get the view from the romney camp right now. david muir covers the romney campaign. and as we said, the polls giving mitt romney the win overnight. clearly, the romney team is happy. how do they capitalize on it going forward? >> reporter: i have to tell you, george, in talking with a key adviser overnight, one of the things i was struck by was he said our supporters are going to love this. you can't underestimate what he meant by that. the romney campaign has felt the heat from critics within their own party. the republican party, voices on conservative radio. there was ann romney saying, stop it. if you want to try it, get in the ring. all that is going to stop after last night. there was a sigh of relief in the party. and a celebration of what the governor accomplished on that stage. he put the president on his heels throughout the evening. put him on the defensive, which is what fellow republicans wanted the governor to do last night. the governor travels to virginia, to florida, the key swing states where he can hopefully c
>> that's what mitt romney wanted. >>> let's get the view from the romney camp right now. david muir covers the romney campaign. and as we said, the polls giving mitt romney the win overnight. clearly, the romney team is happy. how do they capitalize on it going forward? >> reporter: i have to tell you, george, in talking with a key adviser overnight, one of the things i was struck by was he said our supporters are going to love this. you can't underestimate what he meant...
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he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. romney is going to argue, mr. president, you have already done that. >> and the obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. but when they look at the battleground states, they believe that the president, at least, has a relatively comfortable lead in the electoral college. lot is going to happen between now and november. we have three unemployment reports coming. >>> and be sure to join george later on abc's "this week" when he goes one-on-one with the architect of president obama's 2008 win, white house senior adviser david plouffe and george and diane sawyer lead our live democratic convention in primetime, starting at 10:00 eastern on tuesday night. dan? >>> now to that terrifying discovery at a popular beach along the new england coast. a giant great white shark washed ashore. now authorities are scrambling, closing beaches. strike to determine whether others are lurking just off the coast. abc's john
he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. romney is going to argue, mr. president, you have already done that. >> and the obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. but when they look at the battleground states, they believe that the president, at least, has a relatively comfortable lead in the electoral college. lot is going to happen between...
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what's the most important thing mitt romney needs to do right now? >> they need to stop being hostage to their own mistakes. they have to get back to talk about what they're going to talk about at 8:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m. >>> let's get the rest of the news. amy robach in for josh. >> we begin with breaking news overseas. a french magazine has published highly offensive cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad, threatening to ignite a new firestorm across the world. france has closed embassies and schools in at least 22 countries because of rising security concerns. the cartoons come amid already high tensions, stemming from that anti-muslim movie produced in the united states. >>> and a scare for the u.s. ambassador to china. his cadillac was surrounded by a mob throwing bottles, outside the embassy in beijing. they were protesting japan's claim to a chain of disputed islands off the coast. guards had to run to surround the ambassador's car and escort him to safety. >>> and schools are back open in chicago this morning for the first time in more than a
what's the most important thing mitt romney needs to do right now? >> they need to stop being hostage to their own mistakes. they have to get back to talk about what they're going to talk about at 8:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m. >>> let's get the rest of the news. amy robach in for josh. >> we begin with breaking news overseas. a french magazine has published highly offensive cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad, threatening to ignite a new firestorm across the world. france has...
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our poll shows romney still faces a challenge getting romney to like him. but the gallup poll, dead-heat with the president. >> reporter: tied as close as it can get. but a presidential race is like "thunderdome." two will enter. one will leave. and this morning, we're getting a clearer picture how each campaign prepares to emerge victorious. overnight, mitt romney says the president's time is up. >> this man is out of ideas. he's out of excuses. and in 2012, we will make sure he gets put out of office. >> reporter: some polls show the president with the lead, a gallup poll shows the race a statistical dead-heat. but in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer, romney made clear he doesn't think it will stay that way. >> what will each of you say to president and mrs. obama? >> start packing. >> reporter: the obama team and his supporters are launching a scathing response, that could be titled, mitt romney is really, really rich. >> his own tax return from last year, reveals he made $21 million. yet, paid a lower tax rate than many middle-class families. >>
our poll shows romney still faces a challenge getting romney to like him. but the gallup poll, dead-heat with the president. >> reporter: tied as close as it can get. but a presidential race is like "thunderdome." two will enter. one will leave. and this morning, we're getting a clearer picture how each campaign prepares to emerge victorious. overnight, mitt romney says the president's time is up. >> this man is out of ideas. he's out of excuses. and in 2012, we will make...
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as gingrich said when he heard that romney was coming, romney is more than welcome to come to my event. gingrich is fine to have mitt romney at his event. >> it will be hot in that kitchen at tommy's. thanks, jon, so much. >> this is a pr bonanza for tommy and his ham house. can newt gingrich win this thing? let's ask matthew dowd. good morning. thanks for getting up early on a saturday. we appreciate it. you think he can win. >> i not only think he can win. he is likely to win. he went from being pioints behid several days ago. now he's dead even. if you take a look what his advisers are saying, they're saying, we were always in this for the long haul. it's a good signal they know momentum is on newt's side. you usually bet on momentum. >> has he essentially neutralized the negative impact of the abc news interview with his ex-wife? >> i think he not only has neutralized it, temporarily. it may always come back up. depending on how long this process goes. but he's turned it into an asset in how he confronted john king at the debate. the way he did it, the way the audience responded. h
as gingrich said when he heard that romney was coming, romney is more than welcome to come to my event. gingrich is fine to have mitt romney at his event. >> it will be hot in that kitchen at tommy's. thanks, jon, so much. >> this is a pr bonanza for tommy and his ham house. can newt gingrich win this thing? let's ask matthew dowd. good morning. thanks for getting up early on a saturday. we appreciate it. you think he can win. >> i not only think he can win. he is likely to...
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it's romney's proposition to try to stand in the way of that. by being just as aggressive on tuesday as he was in the last debate. >> how much concern are you hearing from both camps about the fine line they have to walk in terms of attacking while in this pretty delicate town hall style format where regular voters don't like that kind of vitriol? >> it's a good question because, the bottom line is, when you attack people, if i were to attack you right now, your negative ratings would go up. people watching the show would think less of you based on what i said. mine would, too, because people would think less of me for attacking. that's the delicate dance the candidates have to do. i think the town hall makes that a challenge for both romney and obama there. >> jake tapper, our senior white house correspondent, soon to be chief white house corresndent, who knees where he'll go from there? jake, thank you very much. he has a big show today. his guests include ohio senator rob portman. bo biden, son of joe biden. and our own martha raddatz, the mo
it's romney's proposition to try to stand in the way of that. by being just as aggressive on tuesday as he was in the last debate. >> how much concern are you hearing from both camps about the fine line they have to walk in terms of attacking while in this pretty delicate town hall style format where regular voters don't like that kind of vitriol? >> it's a good question because, the bottom line is, when you attack people, if i were to attack you right now, your negative ratings...
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the romney camp responded. with video of newt's own words. >> governor romney created more jobs than the entire obama cabinet. >> reporter: boom. boom. this is how campaigns work. they all know that. >> there's no whining in politics. >> reporter: mitt romney will remind other candidates that are piling on his infamous -- >> 10,000 bucks? >> reporter: $10,000 bet. >> i was taken aback we it. >> reporter: rick santorum was trying to raise money off of it. the democrats joined in, printing a mitt romney $10,000 bill. but romney found a defender in herman cain. >> i don't think that was the gaffe of the century. >> reporter: but gingrich is taking hits, too. from ron paul. >> newt gingrich was a career politician. selling access here, in washington, d.c. >> reporter: there are those having a little fun with it all. >> when asked to comment, mitt said, i'm sorry. that's all i had in my pocket at the time. >> reporter: as for newt's call for a sort of truce, one romney insider told myrrh, newt gingrich should tell t
the romney camp responded. with video of newt's own words. >> governor romney created more jobs than the entire obama cabinet. >> reporter: boom. boom. this is how campaigns work. they all know that. >> there's no whining in politics. >> reporter: mitt romney will remind other candidates that are piling on his infamous -- >> 10,000 bucks? >> reporter: $10,000 bet. >> i was taken aback we it. >> reporter: rick santorum was trying to raise money off...
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equally so for mitt romney. but equally problem for barack obama he seems to dropped down to the same thing that americans are really tired up. >> it's all about the proper dosage of that weed killer. matt dowd, thank you for your input this morning. >>> by the way, matt has a big show this morning, with jon karl who scored an interview with dick cheney. >>> time now for the weather and ginger zee. ginger, good morning. >>> good morning, everyone. it was a rainy and stormy day in the northeast. in new york city, over 5 1/2 inches. record rainfalls. it looks like this when you put it on the ground and you can't really handle it. look it. cars were getting stuck. there was a 65 mile an hour wind gust. it was a pretty active day. more rain on the way today. nothing close to what we saw today. burlington, vermont, is going to get some of the heavy rain. a few rain showers and thunderstorms, but much different. you know who else had a lot of rain? phoenix. the monsoon flow has changed over. i want to show you exactly
equally so for mitt romney. but equally problem for barack obama he seems to dropped down to the same thing that americans are really tired up. >> it's all about the proper dosage of that weed killer. matt dowd, thank you for your input this morning. >>> by the way, matt has a big show this morning, with jon karl who scored an interview with dick cheney. >>> time now for the weather and ginger zee. ginger, good morning. >>> good morning, everyone. it was a rainy...
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made mitt romney feel better on the stump. but also excited democrats and liberals and has provided a big target for the democrats. they go after the ryan budget. on the stump every single day and in their ads. >> 50% lightning rod. lot of people were surprised by this joke that president obama made. several weeks ago, mitt romney took a lot of flak for making a birther joke. now the president makes a birther joke. was it a wise move. >> when mitt r0mney does. when barack obama does it, they're doing exactly the same thing, they're playing to their base. he's reminding all of his voters, boys, watch out for these other guys, they don't think i was born here. >> that's really the game here, excite the base on both sides. then target the tiny sliver of undecided votes. >> probably fewer than 5% of the voters right now. >> george stephanopoulos, we appreciate it. we want to remind people, george stephanopoulos has a big show this morning, including the interview we mentioned with vice presidential nominee paul ryan. >>> plus the
made mitt romney feel better on the stump. but also excited democrats and liberals and has provided a big target for the democrats. they go after the ryan budget. on the stump every single day and in their ads. >> 50% lightning rod. lot of people were surprised by this joke that president obama made. several weeks ago, mitt romney took a lot of flak for making a birther joke. now the president makes a birther joke. was it a wise move. >> when mitt r0mney does. when barack obama does...
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those have to start closing up for mitt romney, as well. so far they haven't, in fact, there is a new poll out this morning coming out of the university of denver showing barack obama maintains a four-point lead in colorado. >> and it is the battleground states where this race will be won. and lost. >> absolutely. >> very quickly, vice presidential race. any precedent for a v ichlt krchlt echlt presidential debate impacting the trajectory of a race? >> not -- probably one of the most serious debate moments ever is that debate moment where lloyd bentson took on dan quayle and said "you're no jack kennedy," but in the end george h.w. bush still won that race. >> george stephanopoulos, thank you very much. great to see you here on the set this morning. george has a big show this morning featuring romney campaign senior adviser ed gillespie and obama campaign senior adviser robert gibbs and also, of course, bill o'reilly, and george will also co-anchor along with diane sawyer our coverage of the vice presidential debate this thursday night, whi
those have to start closing up for mitt romney, as well. so far they haven't, in fact, there is a new poll out this morning coming out of the university of denver showing barack obama maintains a four-point lead in colorado. >> and it is the battleground states where this race will be won. and lost. >> absolutely. >> very quickly, vice presidential race. any precedent for a v ichlt krchlt echlt presidential debate impacting the trajectory of a race? >> not -- probably...
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in a clear sign that the romney campaign is now worried, romney is on the attack against gingrich. >> what a welcome. thank you so much. >> reporter: campaigning in south carolina, mitt romney slammed newt gingrich. accusing him of trying to take credit for all of the jobs created while he was speaker of the house. >> he's taking credit for the jobs created in america in the raegen years is a bit like al gore saying he created the internet. >> reporter: romney with the talk on gingrich. also with automated calls to south carolina voters. >> newt gingrich is just plain soft on illegal immigration. >> reporter: gingrich is enjoying large, enthusiastic crowds. >> if we win on saturday, i think i'll be the nominee. >> reporter: he says romney is running scared. >> i fully expect the romney campaign to be unendingly dirty and dishonest for the next four days. >> reporter: a day after romney revealed he pays a tax rate of only 15 kt, gingrich says he paid twice as much. >> that's what i paid. 31% of my income goes to the government. he said there would be a spot in a gingrich administration
in a clear sign that the romney campaign is now worried, romney is on the attack against gingrich. >> what a welcome. thank you so much. >> reporter: campaigning in south carolina, mitt romney slammed newt gingrich. accusing him of trying to take credit for all of the jobs created while he was speaker of the house. >> he's taking credit for the jobs created in america in the raegen years is a bit like al gore saying he created the internet. >> reporter: romney with the...
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on this election eve, several spots for mitt romney. not surprisingly, one of the key states he'll be in today, right here, the state he needs the most, ohio. overnight with 20 thousand voters in a state with mitt romney, now looking to broaden his path to that magic number of 270 electoral votes. >> we're taking back the white house because we're going to win pennsylvania. >> reporter: a late play for the future of the state. the campaign telling me they see momentum among independents, swing voters outside of philadelphia. what romney really needs is ohio. the president holding on to a slim but stubborn lead here. arguing this week with george, it's overstated. >> when i look at being on the road with governor romney and the crowds and when i look at the undecides, i believe that governor romney could not only win on tuesday, i believe he could win desiefsly. >> reporter: romney said this while in ohio over the weekend. >> your state is the one i'm counting on by the way. >> reporter: then there was this on "saturday night live," gove
on this election eve, several spots for mitt romney. not surprisingly, one of the key states he'll be in today, right here, the state he needs the most, ohio. overnight with 20 thousand voters in a state with mitt romney, now looking to broaden his path to that magic number of 270 electoral votes. >> we're taking back the white house because we're going to win pennsylvania. >> reporter: a late play for the future of the state. the campaign telling me they see momentum among...
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breaking this morning, romney wins coast to coast on super tuesday. squeaks by rick santorum in the ohio battleground and turns his fire on the president. >> you have not failed. you have a president that's failed you. and that's going to change. >> his vgtryes don't knock out his gop rivals. >>> the end of an era. super bowl champ peyton manning, a four-time mvp set to be cut from the colts today. why one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever hit the gridiron is headed out of indy. >>> bitter battle. christie brinkley's exfights back against charges that he's a bad father. >> to have the world think i'm a deadbeat dad, it's extraordinary to me. i can't live with that. >> the kids caught in between. an abc news exclusive. >>> harry bolts. the party prince pulls a fast one over the world's speediest man. the hilarious moment on the track when he left an olympic gold medal liist in the dust. >>> good morning, everyone. let's call it soup early wednesday. that's how long it took to count the votes last night. impressive number for mitt romney last night.
breaking this morning, romney wins coast to coast on super tuesday. squeaks by rick santorum in the ohio battleground and turns his fire on the president. >> you have not failed. you have a president that's failed you. and that's going to change. >> his vgtryes don't knock out his gop rivals. >>> the end of an era. super bowl champ peyton manning, a four-time mvp set to be cut from the colts today. why one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever hit the gridiron is headed out...
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that it will be mitt romney's turn to talk to the graduates. this is a university that teaches that mormonism is a cult. he's got his work cut out for him, as you mentioned. here's what's interesting. he won't be talking about bullying or anything other than family values. >> cracking down on cheaters like china when they take away our jobs. >> reporter: romney talked about jobs in north carolina. when it came time for questions by reporters he was asked about reported high school bullying. >> i was one who did some stupid things in high school. if anyone feels that they were offended by that, then i certainly apologize for that. >> reporter: that was romney on message. his first response to the story that he cut the long, bleached hair of another student considered different was much different. accented by laughter. >> i don't remember that incident. i'll tell you -- i certainly don't believe that i thought the fellow was a homosexual. >> mitt romney is not a fully fleshed out figure for the american public yet. when a story like this hits the
that it will be mitt romney's turn to talk to the graduates. this is a university that teaches that mormonism is a cult. he's got his work cut out for him, as you mentioned. here's what's interesting. he won't be talking about bullying or anything other than family values. >> cracking down on cheaters like china when they take away our jobs. >> reporter: romney talked about jobs in north carolina. when it came time for questions by reporters he was asked about reported high school...
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his name is mitt romney. he tops the poll in front of ron paul, rick santorum and the former front-runner, newt gingrich, which has dropped to fourth place. one of michele bachmann's top aides has jumped ship. he is now backing ron paul. >>> there's a new question for our economy this morning. are we headed towards $5 gas? that's what some experts fear, as iran is threatening to cut off the key supply route to the middle east. the navy says any such disruption will, quote, not be tolerated. the pentagon says a u.s. air force carrier in the region, is assisting military operations in afghanistan and not responding to iran's threat. >>> new fallout from the gulf oil spell last year. prosecutors are preparing for what would be the first criminal charges against bp employees, including engineers, accused of lying to regulators. >>> disappointing news this morning in the fight against ovarian cancer. new research shows, the blockbuster drug, avastin, did not improve the survival rate of patients. it kept their can
his name is mitt romney. he tops the poll in front of ron paul, rick santorum and the former front-runner, newt gingrich, which has dropped to fourth place. one of michele bachmann's top aides has jumped ship. he is now backing ron paul. >>> there's a new question for our economy this morning. are we headed towards $5 gas? that's what some experts fear, as iran is threatening to cut off the key supply route to the middle east. the navy says any such disruption will, quote, not be...
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it reminds them of romney's faith. but also, it does remind them of gingrich's personal life, which is something that many of them view as having a whole record of immoralalty. what is the downside? the gingrich campaign, they say that this is romney basically saying, my family is better than your family. they say, as long as gingrich is honest about his past indiscretions, voters care a lot more about leadership and the economy. they say this will backfire, george. >> we saw chris christie getting tough for mitt romney, as well, last night. and the romney campaign will be rolling out more surrogates. >> reporter: former white house chief of staff for george h.w. bush, john sununu, the former governor of new hampshire. he will be leading the charge this morning on a romney conference call. he will be the designated pit bull against newt gingrich. this is what the gingrich people say. sununu doesn't like gingrich because he opposed george h.w. bush's deal to raise taxes in 1990. why does the romney campaign want to remi
it reminds them of romney's faith. but also, it does remind them of gingrich's personal life, which is something that many of them view as having a whole record of immoralalty. what is the downside? the gingrich campaign, they say that this is romney basically saying, my family is better than your family. they say, as long as gingrich is honest about his past indiscretions, voters care a lot more about leadership and the economy. they say this will backfire, george. >> we saw chris...
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i'm glad that governor romney agrees with the steps we're taking. it sounded like you thought you'd do the same things we did. but you'd say them louder and somehow that would make a difference. >> reporter: romney praised the president right off the bat for giving the order to have osama bin laden killed. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >> reporter: perhaps romney hoped that could take the issue off the table. it did not. >> when you were a candidate in 2008, you said we shouldn't move heaven and earth to get one man. >> reporter: romney did score some points. describing the unrest and chaos in the muslim world as evidence of obama's failures. using vocabulary worlds that were google searches. tumult. >> reporter: and lambasting the policy tour in the middle east. saying that the u.s. has been dismissive and derisive. >> we have freed other nations from dictators. >> reporter: but the most talked about and tweeted line of the night, came as the president criticized romney for saying th
i'm glad that governor romney agrees with the steps we're taking. it sounded like you thought you'd do the same things we did. but you'd say them louder and somehow that would make a difference. >> reporter: romney praised the president right off the bat for giving the order to have osama bin laden killed. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >> reporter: perhaps romney hoped that could take the issue off the table. it...
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it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy, whatever he needs to do to achieve a short-term political goal. it hasn't been exploited by the obama campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall-style format? >> the president draws more energy off crowds. this will be a beneficial arena for him. nondomestic issues, social issues, that puts mitt romney in a tricky spot reaching towards the center. >> john avlon, we appreciate it so much. tuesday night, we'll have the debate at 9:00 eastern with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> and tomorrow on "this week," you'll hear from rob portman and delaware attorney general beau biden. >>> we're going to turn to "operation dotcom," the police sting that nabbed almost two dozen people allegedly selling drugs on craigslist. a website where just about everything imaginable is on sale. s
it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy, whatever he needs to do to achieve a short-term political goal. it hasn't been exploited by the obama campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall-style format? >> the president draws more energy off crowds. this will be a...
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mitt romney saying it was an innocent joke. so much more on that coming up. >>> also, a mystery in south carolina. how did a 15-year-old cheerleader vanish without a trace? her mother says the girl was grabbed from her home in the middle of the night. >> the fbi now on the case. >>> and the man they call the internet casanova. police say this man meets women online. steals their hearts. and then steals their money. we're going to talk to some of his victims, coming up. >>> we're going to begin with the monster storm in the atlantic. tropical storm isaac is picking up steam, slamming into haiti this morning with gale-force winds and torrential rain. it's now set to head straight for florida, as it grows into a hurricane. our extreme weather team is spread out across the storm zone this morning. we'll get to ginger in just a moment. but we'll start with alex perez on the front lines in port-au-prince, haiti. alex? >> reporter: we've been in the thick of this storm all night. it's been raining in port-au-prince for 12 hours. at so
mitt romney saying it was an innocent joke. so much more on that coming up. >>> also, a mystery in south carolina. how did a 15-year-old cheerleader vanish without a trace? her mother says the girl was grabbed from her home in the middle of the night. >> the fbi now on the case. >>> and the man they call the internet casanova. police say this man meets women online. steals their hearts. and then steals their money. we're going to talk to some of his victims, coming up....
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mitt romney has a commanding lead there. his opponents are looking ahead and starting to hone in their message against him. abc news senior political correspondent jon karl joins us with the latest. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. romney is hoping to build on the landslide victory he had in florida with a big win today in the nevada caucuses. mitt romney is trying to put together a winning streak. >> thank you. >> reporter: he comes into nevada with big momentum from the florida primary. which he won by a double-digit margin. he's got an endorsement from the most famous hotel owner in vegas. >> governor romney, go out and get 'em. >> reporter: nevada is friendly territory for romney. >> this is a battle about the soul of america. >> reporter: mormons are expected to make up 25% of caucus goers. and romney won the state when he ran in 2008. newt gingrich is trying to regain his footing. slamming romney as a phony conservative. >> hang in there. >> that isn't good enough for the republican party to nomina
mitt romney has a commanding lead there. his opponents are looking ahead and starting to hone in their message against him. abc news senior political correspondent jon karl joins us with the latest. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. romney is hoping to build on the landslide victory he had in florida with a big win today in the nevada caucuses. mitt romney is trying to put together a winning streak. >> thank you. >> reporter: he comes into nevada with big...
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now it's mitt romney on top. mitt romney is starting to feel like a front-runner again. >> i'm looking forward to debating barack obama. i'm going to make sure we tell the truth and get barack obama out of the white house. >> reporter: in two strong debate performances this week, romney pushed back hard against attacks from newt gingrich. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> reporter: in a new poll, romney has jumped ahead with a nine-point lead. campaigning in cape canaveral, on florida's space coast that as been hit hard by budget cuts. >> in the politics of the past, to get your vote in the space -- on the space coast, i would come here and promise hundreds of billions of dollars. or i would lay out. yeah, you want to hear that. yeah. >> reporter: that's a far cry from gingrich. earlier this week, he made this bold promise. >> by the end of my second term, we'll have the first permanent base on the moon. it will be american. >> reporter: john mccain, campaigning for
now it's mitt romney on top. mitt romney is starting to feel like a front-runner again. >> i'm looking forward to debating barack obama. i'm going to make sure we tell the truth and get barack obama out of the white house. >> reporter: in two strong debate performances this week, romney pushed back hard against attacks from newt gingrich. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> reporter: in a new poll, romney has jumped ahead with...
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as romney said he has done. paul ryan had to give more than that to the romney campaign but he's not releasing more to the public. >> the people in the building behind you hope to keep the topic on the tax returns. as opposed to the unemployment rate. thank you, david. over to you, bianna. >>> the epic fail on wall street. facebook stock tumbling further. now worth half of what it was initially offered for. some are questioning if the man in the hoodie, 28-year-old ceo mark zuckerberg is to blame. he's been radio silent about the problems until now. it may be painful. according to multiple sources, those are the first words we have heard from mark zuckerberg since his company's disastrous ipo three months ago. and the pain is spreading. the 28-year-old mogul now under growing pressure to turn his stock around. one headline -- is zuckerberg in over his hoodie? >> he's come up in front of the whole company, he said we know this is painful for you. you can talk about this. and we want you to have faith. >> reporter
as romney said he has done. paul ryan had to give more than that to the romney campaign but he's not releasing more to the public. >> the people in the building behind you hope to keep the topic on the tax returns. as opposed to the unemployment rate. thank you, david. over to you, bianna. >>> the epic fail on wall street. facebook stock tumbling further. now worth half of what it was initially offered for. some are questioning if the man in the hoodie, 28-year-old ceo mark...
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is romney poised to lose a must-win ohio? >>> party animal. how about this startling new twist on children's parties. that's right. that's a five-foot alligator in the pool with 8-year-olds. it's just $175. why the man behind it says it's all good, clean fun. >> flaunting it. lady gaga responds to her critics about gaining weight, by revealing more than she has before. posing candid snapshots online. and opening up about her most personal struggle at all. could her opening up strange the way that young girls look at their bodies. >>> and good morning, everyone. robin on her medical leave today. glad to have amy robach here with us. >> thank you. >> a showdown at the u.n. just hours from now. there's president ahmadinejad, he's set to saturday the assembly, one day after president obama told the council that iran cannot get a nuclear weapon. >> this is his last address to the u.n. as president. we'll have moore on what we can expect from him. >>> we'll also from the latest on the stunning football fiasco. the nfl standing by that hugely controv
is romney poised to lose a must-win ohio? >>> party animal. how about this startling new twist on children's parties. that's right. that's a five-foot alligator in the pool with 8-year-olds. it's just $175. why the man behind it says it's all good, clean fun. >> flaunting it. lady gaga responds to her critics about gaining weight, by revealing more than she has before. posing candid snapshots online. and opening up about her most personal struggle at all. could her opening up...
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mitt romney and newt gingrich. diane sawyer, who is moderating the debate with george stephanopoulos, has called this a political high noon. let's go to john berman in des moines at the site of tonight's debate. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, dan. what a moment for the debate. the atmosphere is electric. mitt romney took the campaign to a whole new level. a fairly negative one. and the question is, when he walks on this stage tonight, how far will he go? and will newt gingrich respond? when mitt romney steps up to the podium, will he throw down? he tells abc news -- >> i would expect that newt gingrich and i will have some differences. and we'll be able to discuss those as well. >> reporter: but will he discuss them or will he discuss them? like his campaign, which has launched a full frontal media assault. on video -- >> he doesn't have the discipline you want. in a president. >> reporter: and supporters on radio. >> his mind isn't so hot and his discipline and commitment is terrible. >> reporter:
mitt romney and newt gingrich. diane sawyer, who is moderating the debate with george stephanopoulos, has called this a political high noon. let's go to john berman in des moines at the site of tonight's debate. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, dan. what a moment for the debate. the atmosphere is electric. mitt romney took the campaign to a whole new level. a fairly negative one. and the question is, when he walks on this stage tonight, how far will he go? and will newt...
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can romney recover from a loss there? >> the last go-round he won. >>> and nancy grace under fire this morning for her controversial comments over what she said may have happened to whitney houston. >> i would like to know who was around her. who, if anyone, gave her drugs? who let her slip or pushed her underneath that water? apparently no signs of force or trauma to the body. who let her go under her water. >> eyes wide in the studio looking at the crew. >> pushed her. >> oh, wow, nancy will be here to talk about that. set the record straight, hopefully. >>> also, cindy crawford. remember, a couple of weeks ago, her 10-year-old daughter, kaia was going step into her footsteps. now mom is having some second thoughts. >>> let's get right to the major consumer alert. a new study out this morning about arsenic that may be in your baby's formula. also energy bars. rich besser is here to talk about it. >> i'm very concerned about this. we're talking about baby formula. baby formula is the main source of nutrition for many chi
can romney recover from a loss there? >> the last go-round he won. >>> and nancy grace under fire this morning for her controversial comments over what she said may have happened to whitney houston. >> i would like to know who was around her. who, if anyone, gave her drugs? who let her slip or pushed her underneath that water? apparently no signs of force or trauma to the body. who let her go under her water. >> eyes wide in the studio looking at the crew. >>...
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a unique human being, mitt romney, a role model. irrespectful how people may think about his policies. they may disagree with him on policies. and the choice that americans have. two different views of government in our economy. it's not just a choice between a democrat and a republican. it's the choice between different futures. >> thank you, senator. we'll have much more from the republican convention starting at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> josh, one more big story in new york. >> yes. we're following overnight. conflicting situations about the day that of the raid of osama bin laden. it says that osama bin laden was shot while looking out the door of his compound, unarmed. that contradicts the account given by the obama administration, which says the s.e.a.l.s shot bin laden, only after he went back into the bedroom to apparently grab a weapon. the book claims that one of the s.e.a.l.s later sat on bin laden's body, not treating it with the dignity that government officials have described. the release of the book has been moved up on
a unique human being, mitt romney, a role model. irrespectful how people may think about his policies. they may disagree with him on policies. and the choice that americans have. two different views of government in our economy. it's not just a choice between a democrat and a republican. it's the choice between different futures. >> thank you, senator. we'll have much more from the republican convention starting at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> josh, one more big story in new york....
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the more delegates he picks up the more he can demand from mitt romney if romney is the nominee. >> i said before and i'll say it again, full employment act for george stephanopoulos, thank you. george has another big show this morning, senators charles schumer and lindsey graham. both of them appearing on "this week." >>> we're going to turning now to a shock iing incident. a top competitor was killed in a violent crash while racing to the finish line at a dangerous world cup in a ski competition. abc's david kerley has the story. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning. this is the second time this season that canadian skiers are mourning the loss of one of their own. it's a devastating loss. a warning, though, the video you're about to see is graphic. it's called the nascar of skiing. on this final jump, nick zoricic went wide. tumbled into the safety nets and was then motionless. he died of head injuries. >> he just lost control and flew off, far off the course, and obviously it turned into a tragedy. >> reporter: his nickname was zorro. his loss, a shock to the skiing comm
the more delegates he picks up the more he can demand from mitt romney if romney is the nominee. >> i said before and i'll say it again, full employment act for george stephanopoulos, thank you. george has another big show this morning, senators charles schumer and lindsey graham. both of them appearing on "this week." >>> we're going to turning now to a shock iing incident. a top competitor was killed in a violent crash while racing to the finish line at a dangerous...
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>> a busy night for mitt romney. thank you. >>> there will be much more on the race for the white house on abc's "this week," when chicago mayor and former obama chief of staff, rahm emanuel, and kelly ayotte speak to george stephanopoulos. >> big show for george tomorrow. >>> meanwhile, we are hearing for the first time from the woman who has become the poster child for failed adoption. she caused an international incident when she put her adopted russian son, this young boy, on a plane home to russia with nothing but a note saying he was violent and mentally ill. now, she's telling her side of the story. and abc's john schriffen is here this morning. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this made headlines around the world. and after two years of delays, torry hansen is speaking out in a tennessee courtroom. >> i have never mistreated or abused him or any child. >> reporter: for the first time we're hearing from the woman responsible for setting back relations between the u.s. and russia, because o
>> a busy night for mitt romney. thank you. >>> there will be much more on the race for the white house on abc's "this week," when chicago mayor and former obama chief of staff, rahm emanuel, and kelly ayotte speak to george stephanopoulos. >> big show for george tomorrow. >>> meanwhile, we are hearing for the first time from the woman who has become the poster child for failed adoption. she caused an international incident when she put her adopted...
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and the calls to get the romneys to release more tax returns. and her emotional battle with ms. >>> and life in the fast lane. tom cruise and suri chased through manhattan. brand new details about their day flying high. >>> look at that flag this morning. whole team on deck right now. we have brand new information breaking about the deadly bomber in europe who blew up a bus of tourists. there he is. the first pictures of him at the airport, wearing a wig, getting ready to strike. israel is blaming iran. but he looked western. he was carrying a fake american driver's license. >> and again, it was fake. >>> the horrifying video every parent should see. a would-be kidnapper trying to take a 10-year-old girl in broad daylight. >> right in the middle of the day in philadelphia. >>> on a lighter note, prime time emmy nominations this morning. are your favorites on the list? we have our picks ahead. >>> we begin with the severe summer storms. heavy winds, hail, thousands of lightning strikes. sam has been tracking it all and has the latest. good mornin
and the calls to get the romneys to release more tax returns. and her emotional battle with ms. >>> and life in the fast lane. tom cruise and suri chased through manhattan. brand new details about their day flying high. >>> look at that flag this morning. whole team on deck right now. we have brand new information breaking about the deadly bomber in europe who blew up a bus of tourists. there he is. the first pictures of him at the airport, wearing a wig, getting ready to...
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still, rick santorum has won more states than romney. every day there's a republican contest is a day that rick -- excuse me, mitt romney is not focused on barack obama. >> let's bring in matthew dowd for more. boy, the voters just do not want this nomination fight to end. how worried should mitt romney be? >> well, it's an amazing thing, george. it's like after florida, he thought he had gotten engaged and a wedding date was set. and the voters gave him his ring back and said, we're going flto flirt with this guy from pittsburgh for awhile. i'm reminded of a song by faith hill and tim mcgraw that says forgetting everything between our rise and fall like we never loved at all. that's a terrible thing for mitt romney. >> we're going have to bring that to them later in the program. > on the other hand, mitt romney has a split opposition. he's still the front-runner, isn't he? >> he is. but he's a much more damaged front-runner now. to lose three races in one night, as you know, is a huge deal. to lose two of them by the margins he did, as
still, rick santorum has won more states than romney. every day there's a republican contest is a day that rick -- excuse me, mitt romney is not focused on barack obama. >> let's bring in matthew dowd for more. boy, the voters just do not want this nomination fight to end. how worried should mitt romney be? >> well, it's an amazing thing, george. it's like after florida, he thought he had gotten engaged and a wedding date was set. and the voters gave him his ring back and said,...
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romney trounced rick santorum in washington state who leads in some national polls, for romney this is the mighty most, the momentum going into the biggest day on the calendar so far. >> get out and vote on tuesday! thank you so much. >> reporter: if it seems that the candidates are moving a little quicker it's because they have a lot of ground to cover and not a lot of time left until super tuesday. yes, super tuesday. when voters in ten states go to the polls. more delegates delivered in one night than in the entire campaign. what is a candidate to do in just two days? lots of talking. >> i will never apologize for the greatness of this country. >> reporter: and lots of traveling. ron paul thinks he's strong out west. newt gingrich, way ahead in his state of georgia, is actually home at his virginia home, then will bounce into tennessee. romney hits gingrich territory. ohio. for santorum it's tennessee, okay, and then ohio, that is the big prize. it's a swing state where romney could quiet his critics. >> obviously if i got the nod from the people of ohio that would send a big statem
romney trounced rick santorum in washington state who leads in some national polls, for romney this is the mighty most, the momentum going into the biggest day on the calendar so far. >> get out and vote on tuesday! thank you so much. >> reporter: if it seems that the candidates are moving a little quicker it's because they have a lot of ground to cover and not a lot of time left until super tuesday. yes, super tuesday. when voters in ten states go to the polls. more delegates...